The Public Service Commission of South Carolina has scheduled four days of public night hearings in Docket No. 2023-70-G, which involves Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.’s request for a rate increase in its natural gas rate schedules and tariffs. These public hearings will take place on the following dates at the listed locations:

July 31st at 6 p.m.--Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building

Charleston County Council Chambers (4045 Bridgeview Drive, North Charleston, SC 29405)

August 1st at 6 p.m.--Aiken County Government Center Council Chambers, 3^rd Floor (1930 University Parkway, Aiken, SC 29801)

August 3rd at 6 p.m.--Francis Marion University

Robert E. McNair Science Building

Chapman Auditorium (4800 Heyward Drive, Florence SC 29506)

August 21st at 6 p.m.--Public Service Commission Hearing Room (101 Executive Center Drive, Columbia, SC 29210)

In their application before the Commission, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. has proposed a rate increase for residential (Rate 32S and Rate 32V) and commercial (Rate 31) ratepayers. The average monthly bill impact is projected to be an increase of $3.95 (6.22%) for the average residential (Rate 32S and Rate 32V) customer and $7.87 (6.23%) for the average commercial (Rate 31) customer.

All Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. ratepayers are invited to speak before the Commission to share their opinion of the company’s request and their experiences with past service from the company. Testimony is limited to three minutes and witnesses will be called up in the order in which they signed up to speak. Witnesses can only testify at one of these four public night hearings. Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. customers who wish to testify in these hearings can do so by preregistering in one of three ways:

• Email [email protected] with their name, telephone number, and physical address and whether they intend to testify in Aiken, Charleston, Columbia, or Florence.
• Complete the survey at this link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/N65LYGW
• Call 803.896.2639 and leave a message with their name, telephone number, and physical address and whether they intend to testify in Aiken, Charleston, Columbia, or Florence.

Preregistration is required. The deadline to preregister is 4 p.m. on Friday, July 28^th, 2023.

For more information, please reach out to the Public Service Commission at [email protected] or at 803.896.5100.

Upcoming Events: May 2023

Each month, the Public Service Commission holds meetings, hearings, and other events related to the regulation of South Carolina's utilities at our offices. These events are livestreamed to the public and can be watched live at this link, or you can call in to the PSC's toll-free listen-only line at +1-855-797-9485 and enter the access code (2306 156 7308) to listen live. Please note that this listen line access code may be subject to change; consult the calendar at this link for the most current access code.

You can find out more about upcoming events scheduled at the Public Service Commission at the links below:

May Events at the PSC

[Watch Each Event Live at This Link]

5.2.23 at 2 p.m.--Docket No. 2023-77-C--Application of Time Clock Solutions, LLC, for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Provide Interexchange and Local Exchange Telecommunications Services in the State of South Carolina, for Alternative Regulation, and for Regulation of Local Service Offerings in Accordance with Order No. 1998-165

5.4.23 at 10 a.m.--ND-2023-14-E--Allowable Ex Parte Communication Briefing for South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) Regarding the Grid Resilience Grant Program under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Section 40101(d)

5.8.23 at 9:30 a.m.--Nondocket (link)--Regulatory Assistance Project Training--Performance-Based Ratemaking and Grid Resilience (open to the public)

5.9.23 at 8:30 a.m.--Nondocket (link)--US Department of Energy & Berkeley Lab Resilience Training (open to the public)

5.15.23 at 10 a.m.--Docket No. 2023-73-WS--Charles D. Ledford, Complainant/Petitioner v. Blue Granite Water Company, Defendant/Respondent

5.16.23 at 10 a.m.--Docket No. 2023-98-G--Mamie W. Cowser, Complainant/Petitioner v. Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc., Defendant/Respondent

5.25.23 at 10 a.m.--Docket No. 2023-124-E--Germaine Martin, Complainant/Petitioner v. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Defendant/Respondent

5.31.23 at 10 a.m.--Docket No. 2022-390-A--Review of Chapter 103, Article 5, Sewerage Utilities, South Carolina Code of State Regulations

The Public Service Commission has a YouTube page where we host video content, including instructional videos and messages from the Commission. Visit our page at this link to watch videos and learn more about topics crucial to the public's understanding of our work and capabilities.

The PSC doesn’t just livestream our meetings and briefings—we also record and archive our events through our partnership with SCETV so that you can revisit past events before the Commission. Check out the archive at the link below and watch events tracking back to 2018. 

Click to Watch the Commission's Livestream Archive